Posts Tagged ‘captain of my own destiny’

Happy Belated Birthday to me! It was a wonderful birthday weekend… my hubby and I had all kinds of fun out on the town– dinner, drinks, photography, more drinks, bike rides and then a few more drinks to round it out.

Birthday mocha

27 isn’t really that huge of a deal– no new privileges, no jokes (yet) about being over the hill, no fuss. And yet it still feels like I’m standing on the cusp of something really, really big. I remember turning 17 and thinking to myself, “all right, this is it! One more year and I’m an adult!” I was excited and scared and also a bit relieved that I had a full year to prepare for the rest of my life. It was the same feeling then that I have now though, a feeling of that year being… different. I made new friends, pursued new interests and got to know my true self a little better. I hope that this year provides me with the same opportunities. A coworker, who is very much into the significance of the zodiac, assured me that this year is going to be OUTSTANDING for me. It probably helps that he is a Sagittarius, too and we are notoriously optimistic (to a fault, even).

So here I stand, in the midst of my twenty-somethings, eagerly awaiting my year to come. I don’t know what it will bring, but I do know that I can make the most of whatever life throws my way. This year I want to challenge myself to these goals:

Remember that I am the captain of my own destiny (most of the time…) Find and utilize resources that will help me move in the direction I want to go.

Along with #1, realize that no situation needs to be permanent. Again, use this year as a time for research and self-reflection.

Be the best wife I can be to my husband, who supports me and loves me more than any rational man really should. Continue to be good to him and to our relationship.

Open myself up to the possibilities of unexpected twists and turns. The anniversary of John Lennon’s death was the other day and I felt like I heard the same line from “Beautiful Boy” everywhere I went– Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans. Make sure I don’t get so focused on goals and plans that I forget to admire the life I have NOW.

Have FUN!!!!

Hmm, that seems ambitious enough, don’t you think? I hope that when I turn 37 I feel the same sense of wonder, excitement and urgency for my years to come that I do now. To a new year, to a new age, to being 27!